Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… of the most prolific novelists of the eighteenth century, he was certainly the one who understood best the mechanisms of celebrity, and who used his appetite for sociability to further his reputation. This entry examines the works and career … can be seen as an exploration of sociability. People > Art and Literature Keywords Salons Enlightenment Sentiment Novel Celebrity Satire Slavery In a letter written from Paris to the actor David Garrick, Laurence Sterne wrote in 1762: ‘have … The Inter-National Invention of the Novel (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002). From country parson to literary celebrity Laurence Sterne was first a country parson. After leaving Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1737, he entered the …
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